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Fare-BOX.

No. 225,605. Patented Mar, 16, 1.880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

WILLIAM H. HORN UM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOUR'IHS OF HIS RIGHT IO ARCHIBALD HANOE, OF SAME PLAGE.

FARE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,605, dated March 16, 1880. Application filed December 26, 1879.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM H. HORNUM, of the city, county, and' State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fare-Boxes, which invention is fully described in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure 1 represents a vertical cross-section Io of a box embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof, partly in section.l Fig. 3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is a plan or topview thereof, partly in section, showin g the alarm mechanism. Fig.v5 is a horizontal section of the same, the plane of section being indicated by the line m w, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 shows the inner sideof the hopper detached.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to fare-boxes for street zo railroad cars and other public conveyances; and it consists in certain novel combinations of parts', hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In cars containing fare-boxes a gate or wicket 2 5 is usually put in 011e or both doors, according to the nature of the car, forenablin g the passengers to obtain change from the driver without opening the door. This change-gate answers the purpose, but has the disadvantage that,

3o when put to use, it takes the attention of the driver away from the fare-box, which is located adjacent to the door, and also that it requires the cutting of the door. For the purpose of overcoming these disad- 3 5 vantages a changegate has been applied to a fare-box; but in the box referred to the gate is located to one side of the structure, thereby increasing the 'bulk or width of the box to an undesirable extent.

4o One feature of my invention consists in constructing a fare-box, A, with a change-gate, B, within the two sides of the structure above the fare-entrance mouth A", so that whilethe gate forms an integral part of the box the latter is left of normal width, and the desired purpose is accomplished, moreover, without interfer ing with the interior and operative parts of the box.

The change-gate B is hinged, as at a, Fig. 2,

5o and with the same is combined a locking de vice or fastening, O, which, when set to release the gate and allow it to open, acts on an alarm mechanism, so that the driver becomes cognizant of the opening of the gate. This locking device O consists of a lever, which is attached to the box, aud is held in its locking position by means of a spring, b, while it engages a bolt,

c, attached to the change-gate.

The free end of the lever C is on the face or inner side of the box A-namely, that side 6o th ereof which has the fare-entrance mouth, and which faces the interior of the car-so that it is accessible to the passengers, and on that part of the leveris a presser-knob, d. A spring,

c, Fig. 2, serves to open the change-gate B 6 5 when it is set free.

The alarm mechanism consists of a segment,

D, rocking on a pivot, f, and carrying a tappet,

g, a bell-crank, E, arranged in the path of such tappet, and combined with a bell, F, and of a 7o rod, G, connecting the segment D with the lever O, so that when the latter is touched by the passen ger the segment is displaced, the bellcrank is acted upon by the tappet, and an alarm is sounded. The bell Fis utilized, also, 7 5 for calling attention of passengers to the payment of their fares, a slide-rod, h, connecting with a secondary bell-crank, beingto this end arranged within reach of the driver.

It is common to combine an alarm mechau 8o ism with a change-gate 5 but it has invariably been so arranged. that its operation is dependent on the opening ofthe gate, whereas in my box the alarm mechanism is connected to and operated solely by the gate-locking device. 8 5 The advantage thus gained is that ya passenger may continue to sound the alarm after opening the change-gate B without using the gate for that purpose, as heretofore.

Immediately below the change-gate B is a 9o sill or platform, H, forming a restfor moneys or other valuables passed and repassed through the gate-openin 0'. The change-gate B is at or near one or the outer edge of this sill H, and is arranged to open in an outer direction, or away from the sill, so that `the moneys, &c., placed on the sill are not liable to be swept off by the gate in its motions.

An important advantage of the sill H is that the car-driver may place thereon the package roo dicated in Fig. 2. In this position the anguwith change for a passenger and at once return to the performance of his other duties, instead of holding the package in his hand until the passenger takes hold of it-an operation which is often attended with considerable delay.

rIhe fare inserted in the entrance-mouth of the box A is received in a throat, I, and thereby delivered to an inspection -hopper, J, of substantially the character shown and described in the patent to J. Rodgers, February 23, 1858, N o. 19,446. Both the fare-receiving throat I and inspection-hopperJ have closing mediums, one of which acts directly on the other in such a manner that when the hopper is opened, as after inspection of a fare, to allow the latter to drop therefrom, the throat is closed, and vice versa. In this manner I prevent the admission of a fare to the inspectionhopper J when it is open, and thus avoid the direct passage of a fare through the hopper, so as to prevent its inspection by the driver, inasmuch as if a fare is put into the box during the time the hopper is open it remains in the receiving-throat I, and is not allowed to drop into the hopper until the latter is closed, thereby opening the throat. One side of the receiving-throat I and inspection-hopper J is made movable for the purpose of closing the same-that is to say, these movable sides coustitute the closing mediums referred to. rIhe movable side I of the receiving-throat is hung on a pivot, t', and the movable side J of the inspection-hopper onf a pivot, j, and on the upper end of the movable side of the hopper is a tappet, la, adapted to act on the movable side of the throat to close the latter. rIhe movable side J of the hopper is connected to a spring, l, having a tendency to hold thesame in its closing position, and also connected to a push-rod, m, for displacing the same against the action of the spring. The iixed side of the inspection-hopper J is formed by a glass plate, K, put into the back of the box.

In the lower part of the box A is a drawer, L, for collecting the money paid for fares, the latter being deposited therein by a tilting platform, N, upon which the fares fall as they drop from the inspection -hopper. The platform N acts independently of the fare-inspection hopper; but, like the latter, it is visible through the glass plate K, so that the hopper and platform co-operate to permit a double inspection of the fares.

The platform N is made in two tilting sections, N N2, which are mounted on shafts 0, so arranged that both sections tilt in an inner direction and toward each other. The platform-section N is longer than the other section, and near the inner or free edge thereof is a slot, p, while the portion removed from that section for the purpose of forming this slot is bent, so that the section N obtains an angular or roof-shaped edge, q. WVhen the two platform-sections N N2 are tilted, this angular edge g takes a central position between them, and coincides with both sections, as inlar edge q allows the fares to slide from the platform-sections N N2 into the drawer L, while it constitutes a guard against the introduction of an instrument into the drawer from an upper direction, for the purpose of abstracting its contentsthat is to say, if such an attempt is made the instrument is deiiected by the guard q so as to strike either side of the drawer, and is not permitted to touch the bottom of the drawer upon which the fares collect.

Instead of being attached to the platformsection N, the guard q may be a fixture o the drawer L.

Stops are used to regulate the inclination of the platform sections N 2-namely, to cause the same to take the proper position relatively to the guard q; and in this example such stops consist of pins r, which are attached to side arms projecting from the section N2, and are combined with slotted side pieces, s, attached to the section N, the pins being fitted in the slots of the side pieces. This arrangement of stops has the additional advantage that the platform-sections. N N2 are thereby caused to move in unison, which movement is produced by a winch, O, mounted on one of the shafts o.

On the front of the box is an inclined glass plate, P, for enabling a passenger to view the fares on the platform N, as well as to assist in lighting the interior of the box. This glass plate P is fitted into a'rectangular frame, Q, which is a fixture of the box, and is grooved on its upper and vertical sides, but open on the bottom, so that the glass plate may be slid into or out of its grooves. The glass plate P is held in position by a molding, S, which is situated next below the frame Q, and is fastened to a cross-piece, t, of the box by screws u orother similar fastenings, so that if these screws are detached the molding can be taken oli', which allows the removal of the glass plate.

The drawerL is immediately below the molding S, and in the opening through which it is introduced and removed \from the box I arrange a guard door, fu, which is of such a height that when it is shut it overlaps the molding or a portion thereof, and thereby covers the screws u, as shown in Fig. l. Hence, while the glass plate P is removable when the guard-door c is open, the closing of this door defeats that object, and it follows that an unauthorized person cannot obtain access to the interior of the box.

The guard-door o is hinged to one side of the box` as shown in Fig. 5, and with the same is combined a suitable lock, while the molding S is sunken on its lower part or edge, where the door overlaps the same.

It should be remarked that the integral front of the drawer L may take the place of the guard door e to overlap the molding S and cover the screws.

Access to the interior of the boxA allows l its glass plates to be cleaned in a thorough manner, and to further facilitate the cleaning of the glass plate composing the inner or mova- IOO IOS

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ble side, J f, of the hopper J, this plate is removably fitted into a frame, U. (Best seen in Fig. 6.) This frameconsists of side strips, w, bent inward at their lower ends to form rests y for the glass plate, andjof two cross-pieces, fw wz, one near the upper end and the other near the lower end of the side strips. The side strips, tu, moreover, are equipped with lips w3, which are near their lower ends and on the side opposite the cross-pieces, also with lugs 'L04 to receive the pivots 7', while the upper cross-piece, w', carries the tappet 7c. The location of the glass plate J is between the cross-pieces w w2 and the lips w3, where it is sustained by the rests y, and when the plate is to be removed it is lifted until the lower edge thereof clears the lower cross-piece, wz, when it may be allowed to drop out of the l frame.

On the back of the box A is a holder, T, for a lamp, whereby the interior of the box may be illuminated at night. This lamp-holder is sustained in its position by a hook and staple, V V', one attached to the box and the other to the holder, while the upper end thereof is tted into a chimney, W. By this arrangev 1n ent the lamp-holder T is rendered detachable, and can be taken off the box when not in use, or moved from one box to another, as in a car having two 'areboxes, one at each end.

With the lamp-holder T is combined` a handle, X, (see Fi g. 3,) attached to a bail, X, which is pivoted to the holder, as at z, and provided with shoulders o', co-operating with a stop, o2, to regulate the positions of the handle. When the handle Xis not in use the bail X drops down, bringing 'the handle to a vertical position, while, when the handle is taken hold of to support the lamp-holder T, it is brought to a horizontal position, as indicated in dotted outline.

Wood or other material which is a bad conductor of heat is used to form the handle X, so that if the lamp-holder is displaced while a lamp burns therein protection is had against the heat.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure.

3. The combination, in a fare-box, of a change-gate, hinged to open in one direction only, a locking device therefor, and an alarm mechanism connected to and operated by the locking device, as and for the purpose set forth. 4. The combination, in a fare-box,I of a receiving-throat having a movable side for closing the same, an inspection-hopper, the inner side of-which is pivoted on an incline, with mechanism for causing the pivoted side to close the fare-entrance throat simultaneously while discharging the fare from the hopper, substantially as described.

5. In a fare-box, the combination, with a fare money-drawer, of two tilting platformsections arranged above the drawer, stops for regulating the inclination of the platform-sections, and a central roof-shaped guard, which coincides with both sections when they are tilted, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a fare-box, the combination, with a money-drawer, of two tilting platforu1-sections arranged above the drawer, one having slotted side pieces and the other stop-pins, working in the slots of the side pieces, for regulating the inclination of the platform-sections, and one having` an attached roof-shaped guard, which coincides with both sections when they are tilted, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. The means herein described for fastening the front glass plate, P, consisting of the grooved frame Q, molding S, screws u, and

guard-doorn, constructed to cover the screws, all combined and adapted for use substantially as described. t

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set mv hand and seal this 6th day of December, A.. D. 1879.

WILLIAM H. HORNUM.

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, GHAs. WAHLERS.

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